(Text of a speech at the convention of the Akhila Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad held in New Delhi on November I, 1971.)
Mr. Chairman, sisters and brothers, first I thank the organisers of this convention for inviting me here this evening and thus providing me an opportunity of being with you. When they first invited me to speak to you on the subject of education, my first impulse was to decline the offer.